2016 Thor ACE 30.1 replaced tail lights with led

rcwood0215

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I have a 2016 ACE 30.1. I recently replaced the tail lights with LED from Amazon (PartSam) here. I followed these instructions from one of the others that had bought them. They are:

"These lights are well made and they are bright and the back up lights are also bright. I used them to replace the tail lights on a 2018 Thor Quantum motor home and they fit perfectly, even the holes were the same. One note: the wires are a different color that the OEM lights so read the color code carefully in order for the lights to work correctly.

So here is the best way to hook them up if your RV has 3 White wires, 2 Black wires, 2 Green wires and 1 Red wire on the RV wires.

On the RV side, twist the Green wires together, the Black wires together and the White wires together.

On the new LED light, twist the Black and Brown wires together. Twist the Yellow and green wires together.

Connect the RV Black wires to the Brown/ Black wires on the lights, the RV Green wires to the Yellow/Green wires, and the White wires to the Lights White wires and the RV red wire to the lights Blue wire.

NOW, both lights will be Low mode running lights and both lights will be High Mode brake lights and turn signals, and the Red to Blue is backup. Hope this helps..."

They seemed to be fine. Then my house batteries died. I thought I had blown a fuse. Anyway, now I have noticed that when I push the brakes my radio comes on. Can anyone tell me why this might be?

Thanks
 
My guess would be the arbitrary twisting of wires together combined circuits in the RV that aren't intended to be. Back up and figure out what's there and how it really should be hooked up.

Mark B.
Albuquerque, NM
 
You probably mis-wired something.
I wired it just as it was stated to do. I went over it multiple times. All of the features work as they are supposed to. Turn, brake, back up, and running lights/tail lights. I did go back and separate the wires that the instructions said to twist together. No change. I just did not remember if tapping the brake was suppose to make the radio lights and screen come on in camera mode. I guess that makes sense for towing.
 
My guess would be the arbitrary twisting of wires together combined circuits in the RV that aren't intended to be. Back up and figure out what's there and how it really should be hooked up.

Mark B.
Albuquerque, NM
I went back and separated the wires. I still have the radio screen come on in camera mode when tapping the brakes. Maybe that is supposed to happen when towing. It is funny. We have had the coach almost 10 years and I cannot remember what it did before.
 
To me, the battery 'dying" would be an indicator your coach wiring is different than that wiring suggestion.
Didn't the new LED lights come with instructions?
It's time to do some investigative work with a VOM and prove what each coach wire does/is connected to.
 

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